I needed to break some new ground at the top of my property and for this area I decided to try and sow oats and broad beens direct into established pasture WITHOUT the use of round up.I still use round up BTW, but much less than before.
I hand broad cast oats, then broad beans over the green pasture and rotary tilled them in, not deeply, but enough to get soil contact.I use my trusty Kubota 7 HP rotary hoe.
The compost in my previous post was used heavily, covering the seed and pasture maybe not more than 3 inches.
Germination was good, but there are parts that need attention before future veg yield will be satisfactory.
3 years ago, I removed 16 HUGE cypress trees along the boundary and put in the new fence.Cypress trees seem to have a negative effect on the soil.Also the bloke operating the 20 ton excavator scooped top soil to fill the craters where the trees were ripped out.To compound the issue, there is a partially covered stone laneway leading to my old dairy.You can see where this is by the sparsely grown green crop.
There is a second area here that I'll post about, but I have to get moving and put a second copper spray on my fruit trees.The first was washed off with a shower a few days ago, but today is clear, a beautiful 18 c with light winds.The only fruit tree to have bud burst and in flower now, is my narrabeen plum, a Japanese variety, that does not gain full sweetness under my conditions.Well grown this plum is very nice.
